Youth drug use is down, but overdoses have risen. One town’s schools have a possible solution

Youth drug use is down, but overdoses have risen. One town’s schools have a possible solution

The Hechinger Report reports Fort Kent, Maine, launches a recovery high school to combat rising youth overdoses, prioritizing education and sobriety.

Youth drug use is down, but overdoses have risen. One town’s schools have a possible solution - Stateline Publications

Youth drug use is down, but overdoses have risen. One town’s schools have a possible solutionMichael Robertson struggled in school almost from the very beginning. But it was in seventh grade, when he started smoking cigarettes and drinking, that school seemed to become nearly unbearable to him.“There was always an excuse for why he couldn’t go to school,” his mother, Danielle Forino, told The Hechinger Report. “Every morning, he would say he was…

Youth drug use is down, but overdoses have risen. One town’s schools have a possible solution - Hillsboro Sentry Enterprise

Youth drug use is down, but overdoses have risen. One town’s schools have a possible solutionMichael Robertson struggled in school almost from the very beginning. But it was in seventh grade, when he started smoking cigarettes and drinking, that school seemed to become nearly unbearable to him.“There was always an excuse for why he couldn’t go to school,” his mother, Danielle Forino, told The Hechinger Report. “Every morning, he would say he was…

Youth drug use is down, but overdoses have risen. One town’s schools have a possible solution - The Mexico Ledger

Youth drug use is down, but overdoses have risen. One town’s schools have a possible solutionMichael Robertson struggled in school almost from the very beginning. But it was in seventh grade, when he started smoking cigarettes and drinking, that school seemed to become nearly unbearable to him.“There was always an excuse for why he couldn’t go to school,” his mother, Danielle Forino, told The Hechinger Report. “Every morning, he would say he was…

Youth drug use is down, but overdoses have risen. One town’s schools have a possible solution - Seward Independent

Youth drug use is down, but overdoses have risen. One town’s schools have a possible solutionMichael Robertson struggled in school almost from the very beginning. But it was in seventh grade, when he started smoking cigarettes and drinking, that school seemed to become nearly unbearable to him.“There was always an excuse for why he couldn’t go to school,” his mother, Danielle Forino, told The Hechinger Report. “Every morning, he would say he was…